Alex Thomson
Bodies and fire on the streets of Mariupol
Smoke fills the air and bodies line the streets as Ukrainian soldiers unleash their guns against pro-Russians in Mariupol.
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London, where the streets are paved with gold
This year’s Sunday Times Super-Rich list reveals that London has a higher concentration of billionaires than any other city in the world. But which cities hold the other billionaires?
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Alex Thomson
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Russia’s Victory Day parade in 60 seconds
Russia’s Soviet stripes are on proud display this Victory Day, during a mass military parade in Moscow’s Red Square – President Putin heralds an “overwhelming force of patriotism”.
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Nul points! How will Ukraine tensions hit Eurovision voting?
Will Moscow’s involvement in the Ukrainian crisis see Russia hit where it really hurts – the Eurovision song contest? Two statisticians explore the likely voting patterns for Channel 4 News.
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Kiev to send special forces into Odessa against pro-Russians
A new special forces unit will go into the Ukrainian city of Odessa following the police’s failure to stop a wave of violence over the weekend that killed dozens, the country’s interior minister says.
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Ukraine: pro-Russian activists storm Odessa police station
Pro-Russian separatists storm a Ukrainian police station in Odessa and free 30 fellow activists as unrest continues in eastern Ukraine.
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Russian cyber attacks on Ukraine: the Georgia template
Cyber attacks against Ukraine carry worrying echoes of Russia’s 2008 invasion of Georgia. Is this the new way to wage war?
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Dozens killed in Odessa fire on day of violence in Ukraine
At least 38 people are reported to have been killed in a fire in the Ukraine port city of Odessa. Earlier two pilots died when pro-Russian separatists shot down two Ukrainian helicopters in Slaviansk.
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Ukraine: Donetsk buildings stormed in tense May Day scenes
Pro-Russian militants seize the regional prosecutor’s office in Donetsk after violent clashses with police during May Day marches celebrating the Soviet era and Russian nationalism.
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US imposes sanctions on Russians close to Putin
The United States takes action over the Ukraine crisis by imposing sanctions on seven individuals with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, including the head of energy company Rosneft.
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Lavrov calls for release of pro-Russian ‘protest leaders’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov tells John Kerry that Ukraine must stop its military operation in southeastern regions of the country as part of efforts to defuse the crisis.
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Ukraine conflict: west extends sanctions against Russia
Western leaders agree to extend sanctions against Russia for failing to abide by the Ukraine peace accord agreed in Geneva.
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Russia versus America – a cold war of words?
John Kerry says America is “ready to act” against Russia and that the “window to change course is closing”. But is this just more empty words? Channel 4 News looks back.
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Kiev pulls back forces after Russia flexes military muscles
Kiev reportedly suspends its “anti-terror operation” in eastern Ukraine after five pro-Russian militants are killed and Russia orders military exercises on the Ukraine border.
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Six tougher acts to follow than Sir Alex Ferguson
As David Moyes licks his wounds, a victim of his predecessor’s success, Channel 4 News would like him to take heart – there are many who have been forced to live in the shadow of “giants”.
